I started reading science fiction young, before realizing it wasn’t suitable material for a girl with aspirations of fitting in … Continue reading Realists of a Larger Reality (Or Why I Read and Write Science Fiction)—By J. DeLeskie
Not long ago, during the Before Times, I received a small award to pursue a non-fiction project. I planned to … Continue reading Writers Need Libraries; So Do Our Children—By Deborah Ostrovsky
I am a big believer in lists. Grocery lists. To-do lists. Lists on phones and bits of envelopes and bills. … Continue reading On Best-of Lists and How We Actually Read—By Genny Zimantas
If a podcast airs in a forest but there’s no one there to hear it, did it really make a … Continue reading How Podcasting Took Over My Life—By Catherine Austen
Now is a time to gather disabled writers and our allies in direct community together. Writing practice shared in company … Continue reading Creating Community with Disabled Writers—By seeley quest
Back in the old days—pre-March 2020—we used to have these literary events called book launches, festivals, and poetry readings, which … Continue reading Poetry via Videoconference—By Louise Carson
A DIALOGUE. Persons: John Arthur and Pal. Scene: A deck in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, one summer day. JOHN ARTHUR: Would you like … Continue reading The Importance of Being Silent—By John Arthur Sweet
I jog on the gravel path along the train tracks. I readjust my surgical mask and stray off into the … Continue reading A Body Divided—By Joe Bongiorno
The term “living room” came into common use after the First World War. Before the living room, there was the … Continue reading The View From My Living Room—By Ariela Freedman
The Quebec Writers’ Federation condemns racism. We hear and support those who are on the front lines fighting injustice. Anti-Blackness … Continue reading Words Matter: A QWF Statement Supporting #BlackLivesMatter
This self-isolation business is playing right into my hands. From the time I started thinking of myself as a writer, … Continue reading The Art of Connecting—By Joel Yanofsky
“You’re used to homeschooling your kids. What’s your advice to other parents who are now in your shoes?” In a … Continue reading Homeschooling in a Pandemic—By Greg Santos
I’m a writer but I don’t have much to say right now. I’m a storyteller but I don’t have many … Continue reading We Can All Be Writers—By Nisha Coleman
In mid-March, COVID-19 was getting out of hand, according to Premier Legault. There was too much handholding, not enough handwashing. … Continue reading Writer’s Block in the Time of Corona—By Carolyn Marie Souaid
“We’re thinking of moving to the country,” I told mystery writer Louise Penny when I bumped into her at the … Continue reading Living and Writing in The Country—By Angela Leuck
